Tool



L, STUDY TOOL Sept. 8, 1925. t 1,552,517-

F'iled Nov. l, 1924 @Row e129@ Patented Sept; 8, 1925.

UNITED STATES LEE STUDY, 0F WASHINGTON, INDIANA.

TOOL.

Application led November 1, 1924. Serial No. 747,353.

T0 @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEE STUDY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washing ton, in the county of Daviess and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Tool, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to a tool especially designed for use in trimming the edge of a lawn adjacent to a sidewalk or road surface.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of this character formed with a guiding member which will guide the tool in its work and gauge the depth at which the tool may operate to insure a straight edge being formed by the tool.

Another object of they invention is to provide means carried by the tool for receiving material cut with the tool to the end that the device will remove the dirt or sod cut.

IVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed withoutk departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure l is a side elevational View of the tool.

Figure 2 is a plan View thereof.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view disclosing the use of the tool.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the device includes a relatively large blade indicated generally by the reference character 5 which is curved transversely in a manner to provide a relatively straight wall 6 and a sloping wall 7, the front edges of the walls 6 and 7 being beveled to provide a trimming surface so the device will cut its way through the sod.

Forming a continuation of the wall 6 is a flange 8 that extends at right angles to the wall 6, the forward edge thereof being bent upon itself to provide a shoe 9 which will act to guide the tool over the ground surface and prevent the tool from being obstructed in its movements through the sod.

Formed integral with the blade is a socket member l0 designed to accommodate the forward end of the handle 1l of the tool whereby the tool will be forced through the ground surface or sod. v

rEhe reference character l2 indicates a tray which is formed of sheet metal and curved so that it will retain material which passes thereinto from the cutting blade. Arms 13 are secured to the tray l2 and have their ends terminating in curved portions la formed at right angled ends l5 that are apertured to receive the bolts 16, there being provided winged nuts l? on the bolts for securing the arm 13 to the handle ll and socket member l0.

As clearly shown by Figure l of the drawing, the forward end of the tray 12 lies adjacent to the rear end of the blade so that as material passes through the blade, it will be fed directly to the tray l2 which may be readily removed for dumping purposes.

In the use of the device, the blade is positioned adjacent to one edge of a walk or road surface, the ange 8 resting on the upper surface of the walk or road surface, the blade resting in such position that the straight wall 6 will engage the side surface of the walk or road surface.

Vith the blade in this position it will be obvious that when the blade is rforced or moved along the road surface, the blade will cut into the sod to trim the sod evenly, at a point adjacent to the walk or road surface.

I claim In a device of the character described, a cutting blade, said cutting blade having a socket, a handle fitted in the socket, a tray removably carried by the socket and handle member, and said tray adapted to receive material from the blade.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature.

LEE STUDY. 

